| Enoxaparin Therapy for Arterial Thrombosis After Umbilical Cord Catheterization in Preterm Infants. |
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Yoon Joo Kim, Young Don Kim, Jae Hong Choi |
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Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. cardios@hanmail.net |
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| Abstract |
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The incidence of symptomatic thrombosis of umbilical arterial catheterization is 1-3%. Therapeutic options may include: using heparin or low molecular weight heparin, using a thrombolytic agent, or surgical thrombectomy.
However, there are insufficient data to recommend any one treatment over the others. Recently, enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin, has emerged as a drug of choice for the treatment of neonatal thrombosis due to pharmacologic stability over unfractionated heparin or thrombolytic agents. We report a case of successful treatment of aortic thrombosis after umbilical arterial catheterization with enoxaparin in preterm infants. |
| Key Words:
Preterm infants; Enoxaparin; Arterial thrombosis; Umbilical artery catheter |
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